Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 42
Fig. 41. The Orders, as we have them to-day, are derived from the meas-urements of existing remains of Classic Greek and Roman mon- 28 STUDY OF THE ORDERS 85 uments. Aside from purposes of actual reproduction and their wholeor partial use on modern buildings, they are most valuable as idealtypes… … Fig. 42. tance which they have heretofore generally received. Yet these formshave come down to us with more authority than any other single unitsemployed in architectural practice. To comprehend thoroughly theOrders, their purposes and adaptability to modern work, it is importantto know the…
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